5521802710 | abdicate | (verb) to leave the position of being king or queen; to fail to do what is required by a duty or responsibility | 0 | |
5521806008 | acquiesce | (verb) to agree or submit without protest; to concede despite original opposition or misgiving | 1 | |
5521808261 | despotism | (noun) rule by a person who has total control, often in a cruel and unfair manner | 2 | |
5521809539 | diatribe | (noun) a bitter, abusive (usually lengthy) verbal attack | 3 | |
5521811184 | disenfranchise | (verb) to prevent a person or group of people from having the right to vote | 4 | |
5521812702 | erudite | (adj.) scholarly; educated; learned; well-informed; well-read | 5 | |
5521813805 | evince | (verb) to show (something) clearly; to display (a person's character, desire, or feeling) that had been previously hidden | 6 | |
5521814987 | expedient | (adj.) providing an easy or quick way to solve a problem or do something; suitable for achieving a given end in a particular circumstance; characterized by self-interest or what is opportune | 7 | |
5521816599 | extirpate | (verb) to utterly remove, destroy, or exterminate; literally, to pull out by the roots | 8 | |
5521817829 | ingratiate | (verb) to bring oneself into the favor or good graces of someone else (often by deliberate effort) | 9 | |
5521819199 | magnanimous | (adj.) generous in forgiving an insult or injury; unselfish; high-minded | 10 | |
5521822416 | perfidy | (noun) betrayal; disloyalty; traitorousness | 11 | |
5521823936 | prerogative | (noun) an exclusive right, power, or privilege (to decide, judge, make rules) granted a particular person by virtue of his or her position, office, rank, title | 12 | |
5521824957 | prudence | (noun) care and caution in conduct; good judgment that allows on to avoid risk or danger | 13 | |
5521826408 | pulpit | (noun) a raised platform where a priest or minister stands when leading a worship service | 14 | |
5521826409 | rectitude | (noun) moral uprightness; decency; honesty | 15 | |
5521827534 | remuneration | (noun) payment (generally money) received for services or good provided | 16 | |
5521828968 | sardonic | (adj.) snide; mocking; sneering; sarcastic; cynical; bitter | 17 | |
5521830060 | simplistic | (adj.) too simple; not complete or thorough enough; not treating or considering all possibilities or parts | 18 | |
5521830061 | usurp | (verb) to take someone's position, title, power or authority, usually unwarrantedly or unlawfully | 19 |
AP Language vocab 2 Flashcards
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